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enMorning Report: Apple Launches Privacy Website, Mavericks & Apple TV Updateshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_apple_launches_privacy_website_mavericks_apple_tv_updates
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/apple_logo_silhouette_620px.png" alt="Apple logo in silhouette" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>Does anyone else have a virtual hangover from downloading so many updates yesterday? iOS 8 has officially touched down on existing devices, and with it comes a renewed focus on security and user privacy, as outlined in today's Morning Report. We've also got details on the latest updates to Apple TV and OS X Mavericks, as well as how to say goodbye to iPhoto for iOS. Click and read!</p><h3>Apple Says iCloud Data Safe from Law Enforcement with iOS 8</h3><p><a href="http://www.apple.com/privacy/" target="_blank">Apple published a letter from CEO Tim Cook on its website Wednesday</a>, outlining the iPhone maker's big push for user security and privacy. In an era where consumers freely give personal information to the likes of Google and Facebook, Cook offers a refreshing take on why Cupertino has no interest in going down that path.<br /><br />"Our business model is very straightforward: We sell great products," Cook writes. "We don’t build a profile based on your email content or web browsing habits to sell to advertisers. We don’t 'monetize' the information you store on your iPhone or in iCloud. And we don’t read your email or your messages to get information to market to you. Our software and services are designed to make our devices better. Plain and simple."<br /><br />Along with Cook's public letter, Apple has also published <a href="http://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-built-in/" target="_blank">a new privacy section of the website</a> with exhaustive details on the company's efforts to provide greater transparency on such issues. One section details how iOS 8 shields personal data — photos, messages (including attachments), email, contacts, call history, iTunes content, notes, and reminders — from government and law enforcement using a passcode which even Cupertino cannot bypass.<br /><br />"So it's not technically feasible for us to respond to government warrants for the extraction of this data from devices in their possession running iOS 8," the <a href="http://www.apple.com/privacy/government-information-requests/" target="_blank">Government Information Requests section</a> of the privacy website explains.</p><h3>Apple Releases OS X Mavericks 10.9.5, Apple TV Updates</h3><p>Apparently not content to push out iOS 8 and updates for nearly all of its mobile apps on Wednesday, Apple also found the time to release <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6400?viewlocale=en_US&amp;locale=en_US" target="_blank">OS X Mavericks 10.9.5</a> yesterday evening, which will likely be the last such update prior to next month's OS X Mavericks 10.10. The brief release notes specifically mention improvements with the "reliability of VPN connections that use USB smart cards for authentication" as well as "accessing files located on an SMB server," and also includes Safari 7.0.6.<br /><br />Apple TV also received an update on Wednesday — but it only works on newer models of the hardware. The overall user interface now features icons with a flatter look more in line with iOS 7, plus it adds support for new iOS 8 features such as Family Sharing and iCloud Photos. Last but not least, a new Beats Music channel is also available — but sadly, only third-generation hardware will be treated to that new icon.</p><h3>Apple Support Documents Details iPhoto for iOS Demise</h3><p>Now that iOS 8 has finally arrived, the time has come to say goodbye to iPhoto for iOS, which is being put out to pasture in favor of iOS 8's own Photos app. <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6290?viewlocale=en_US&amp;locale=en_US" target="_blank">As noted in an Apple support document</a>, the first time users launch iPhoto on an iOS 8 device, they'll be asked to migrate data from the now-discontinued app to Photos, which will preserve any photos and image adjustments. Unfortunately, the transition means the loss of existing Photo Books, Web Journals, and Slideshows, which will be "converted into regular albums in Photos" without text or layouts. iPhoto for Mac will also meet its maker early next year when Apple releases a new Photos application for OS X.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_apple_launches_privacy_website_mavericks_apple_tv_updates#commentsNewsApple Inc.Apple TViCloudiOS 8iphoto for iosmigrationMorning ReportOS X MavericksprivacySoftware UpdatesTim CookiPadiPhoneiPodThu, 18 Sep 2014 12:31:05 +0000J.R. Bookwalter20650 at http://www.maclife.comMorning Report: New iOS 8 & OS X Yosemite Betas, Future of Intel-Based Macshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_new_ios_8_os_x_yosemite_betas_future_intelbased_macs
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/os_x_yosemite_icloud_drive_620px.png" alt="iCloud Drive" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>The last full month of summer is now in full swing, and the vacation season will soon give way to new Apple products as the kids go back to school. Our Tuesday Morning Report has some insight on what to expect, including details on the latest OS builds, transitioning from Aperture and speculation on the future of Intel-powered Macs. It's all just a click away!</p><h3>Apple Releases Fifth Betas of iOS 8, OS X Yosemite</h3><p>iOS and Mac developers greeted the first week of August with fresh new beta operating system builds from Apple on Monday. <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/04/ios-8-beta-5-tidbits/" target="_blank">According to MacRumors</a>, iOS 8 Beta 5 continues Cupertino's refinement of the software powering the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad with a new Spirometry data option for the built-in Health app, which tracks the volume and flow of air while inhaling or exhaling. iCloud Photos now includes a setting to keep device-optimized or full-resolution images, while the keyboard gains a toggle to turn on Predictive text. Last but not least, SMS Relay has also been activated as part of the new Continuity features between iOS and Mac.<br /><br />Likewise, <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/04/apple-yosemite-developer-preview-5/" target="_blank">OS X Yosemite Beta 5</a> gains a number of smaller visual tweaks, including a "slightly redesigned" top bar on System Preferences, new download progress bar for Launchpad, an updated look for volume and brightness controls, a slightly more transparent look for Calculator and a new Safari setting that allows users to display the full website address instead. The builds are limited to developers, but with iOS 8 expected next month and OS X Yosemite rumored for October, it's just a matter of time until the software touches down on users' devices and computers.</p><h3>Adobe Publishes Guide on Moving from Aperture to Lightroom</h3><p>Speaking of OS X Yosemite, Apple has already made it clear that iPhoto and Aperture are being put out to pasture with the arrival of a new Photos app for Mac early next year, so Adobe is doing everything it can to get shutterbugs to make the move to Lightroom, including <a href="http://landing.adobe.com/en/na/products/creative-cloud/54511-aperture-switcher.html" target="_blank">publishing a handy guide</a> on how to make the jump.<br /><br />Adobe's Creative Cloud Photography plan includes Lightroom for desktop and mobile as well as the more robust Photoshop CC for only $9.99 per month with a free 30-day trial available. Adobe has confirmed the company is working on a tool to migrate from Aperture to Lightroom, but in the meantime has <a href="http://landing.adobe.com/dam/downloads/whitepapers/54511.en.switch-from-aperture-to-lightroom.pdf" target="_blank">posted an extensive PDF guide</a> for properly exporting original images from Apple's software, then importing them into Lightroom — including a list of metadata and other information that won't make the transition, at least for now.</p><h3>Could It Soon Be Curtains for Intel-Powered Macs?</h3><p>By all accounts, Apple appears to be gearing up for an eventual switch away from Intel-powered Macs, much in the same way the company abandoned Motorola's PowerPC platform. <a href="http://www.mondaynote.com/2014/08/03/macintel-the-end-is-nigh/" target="_blank">Former Apple executive Jean-Louis Gassée appears to agree</a>, suggesting the Mac maker could switch to some kind of "homegrown" ARM-based processor, not unlike the 64-bit A7 chip that currently powers iPhone 5s and iPad Air. Cost and power usage would be among the chief reasons to make such a change, which was forecast by the late Steve Jobs years ago: “I’ve always wanted to own and control the primary technology in everything we do.”<br /><br />The most obvious reason for the switch would be that Intel simply isn't on the same road map as Apple: Case in point, recent rumors that upcoming Mac products are being held up by Intel's tardy delivery of Broadwell processors, a delay that will surely ding the $20-billion-per-year market for Apple's notebooks and desktops, at least temporarily.<br /><br />"By moving to ARM, Apple could continue to increase its PC market share and scoop much of the profits — it currently rakes in about half of the money made by PC makers," Gassée concludes. "And it could do this while catering to its customers in the Affordable Luxury segment who like owning both an iPad and a Mac."<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/morning_report_new_ios_8_os_x_yosemite_betas_future_intelbased_macs#commentsNewsAdobeapertureApple Inc.apple rumorsARMdeveloper betaInteliOS 8LightroommigrationMorning ReportOS X YosemiteiPadiPhoneiPodMacTue, 05 Aug 2014 12:35:26 +0000J.R. Bookwalter20426 at http://www.maclife.comRealmac Reverses Course on Clear for iOS, Migrates Customers Back to Original Versionhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/realmac_reverses_course_clear_ios_migrates_customers_back_original_version
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/clear_life_is_messy_620px.png" alt="Clear for iOS life is messy" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but in the case of Clear for iOS owners who were spitting fire and brimstone over Realmac's upgrade policy late last year, it's never too late to change.<br /><br /><a href="http://realmacsoftware.com/clear/letter" target="_blank">Realmac Software announced Tuesday</a> that the company has had a change of heart over Clear+, the universal version of its popular to-do list app for iOS 7 introduced back in September as an entirely new release.<br /><br />Despite the long-awaited universal support, Clear users clearly weren't thrilled having to pay for the app all over again. Realmac responded quickly by restoring the original iPhone version with iOS 7 support, but they're going a step further in an effort to get all users onto a single version.<br /><br />Starting today, Realmac is encouraging Clear+ users to migrate back to the original Clear for iOS, which has now been updated with universal support for the iPad. Those who already own both versions can do this by simply reinstalling the earlier version, launching the app to migrate lists and settings and then deleting Clear+ from their devices.<br /><br />For everyone else, Realmac is planning to make Clear free for 24 hours so there are no Clear+ owners left behind. In fact, the company is planning to do this twice, and has <a href="http://realmacsoftware.com/clear/letter" target="_blank">posted a signup page on their website</a> which will notify customers so they won't miss the free offer.<br /><br />"We know this is risky — we rely on the income from Clear to run our small, independent company — and so whilst this was by no means an easy decision for us to make, we simply want to do the right thing for you, our customers," said Realmac Software founder Dan Counsell.<br /><br />In addition to the Clear consolidation, Realmac is teasing a forthcoming free update that will add reminders to the apps, so be sure to hit the link and sign up to be notified when the original Clear goes free.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/realmac_reverses_course_clear_ios_migrates_customers_back_original_version#commentsNews24 hoursApp StoreclearClear for iOSClear PlusiOS 7migrationRealmac Softwareto-do appsUniversal AppsiPadiPhoneiPodMacTue, 18 Feb 2014 14:33:11 +0000J.R. Bookwalter19347 at http://www.maclife.comiCloud Migration Kills MobileMe Sync For Keychains, Widgets and Morehttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/icloud_migration_kills_mobileme_sync_keychains_widgets_and_more
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/icloud_sync_icon_200px.jpg" alt="iCloud sync icon" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Apple released iOS 5 Beta 5 over the weekend, along with a handful of related bits and pieces, including the ability for developers to migrate their MobileMe accounts to the forthcoming iCloud right now -- which has uncovered some unpleasant news for those who use some of the more obscure sync features in MobileMe.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/06/apple_officially_killing_mobileme_sync_for_keychains_widgets_accounts_preferences.html" target="_blank">AppleInsider is reporting</a> that developers taking advantage of Apple’s offer to <a href="https://www.me.com/move/" target="_blank">move their MobileMe account to iCloud</a> have found out that it will be a bit of the old “good news/bad news” scenario when consumers finally get to do the same this fall. Despite CEO Steve Jobs’ claims that “the truth is in the cloud,” in reality MobileMe users will be missing some of the features they may have come to depend on all these years.<br /><br />While Mail, Contacts and Calendars will move from MobileMe to iCloud just fine, other more obscure sync items will be left behind -- including the syncing of Dashboard widgets, Dock items, keychains and Mail rules, signatures and Smart Mailboxes between Mac computers. Apple hasn’t explained why these sync features will be MIA through iCloud, but presumably the company is trying to streamline its newly free offering to focus on features specific to iOS as well as Mac.<br /><br />“These MobileMe features will not be available,” an ominous-sounding web page proclaims during the migration process. “You will no longer be able to sync Mac Dashboard Widgets, Dock Items, Keychains, Mail Accounts, Rules, Signatures, Smart Mailboxes and Preferences after moving to iCloud.”<br /><br />On the good news front, the migration to iCloud doesn’t affect MobileMe Gallery, iDisk or iWeb publishing -- at least not until MobileMe finally goes dark on June 30, 2012. For the time being, users will still have access to their services at Me.com even after moving to iCloud.<br /><br />And more potentially good news: <a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/06/mobileme-to-icloud-transition-gives-you-25gb-storage-for-1st-year/" target="_blank">MacRumors reports</a> that MobileMe users will also get to keep their 20GB storage after migration, meaning they’ll have 25GB total after adding the 5GB free from iCloud itself. However, it appears this bonus is also temporary and will go away with MobileMe on June 30, 2012.<br /><br />For now, iCloud migration is only possible for developers, which requires not only iOS 5 Beta 5 but also Mac OS X Lion 10.7.2 Seed and iCloud for OS X Lion Beta 6 (Windows users also need a separate iCloud Control Panel for Windows Beta 4) -- Apple requires developers to confirm all the necessary pieces are in place before they’re allowed to migrate. But fear not, we’ll all get to join the party soon enough.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter<br /></a><br />(Image courtesy of AppleInsider)</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/icloud_migration_kills_mobileme_sync_keychains_widgets_and_more#commentsNewsdeveloper betaDevelopersend of lifeiCloudicloud betaiOS 5migrationMobileMeSyncMacMon, 08 Aug 2011 13:32:05 +0000J.R. Bookwalter11959 at http://www.maclife.com